NOT the cup of a carpenter!
Posted on 01/02/2006 11:14:24 AM PST by wagglebee
JERUSALEM -- Israeli archaeologists, screening tons of rubble scooped out of this ancient city's sacred Temple Mount, have discovered hundreds of artifacts and coins, as well as jewelry, some with biblical links dating back more than three millennia.
Most of the stones and earth originally were taken to an organic garbage dump in nearby Bethany, the New Testament town known in Arabic as Al-Azariya, and could not be retrieved. But a substantial portion was diverted to the Valley of Kidron, mentioned in the Old Testament and located just outside the Old City's massive walls.
This ambitious archaeological project, known as the Temple Mount Antiquities Operation, was started in November 2004, when Muslims excavated the sector north of Solomon's Stables to build the massive underground Marwani Mosque. Its second season, now under way, will last until February.
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bttt
"Muslim"....
"civilized"....
I'm sorry, but I've never heard those words used together in a sentence...
What's so unbelievable about Moslems dumping Judeo/Christian antiquities in a garbage dump?
I wouldn't mind seeing the "Dome on the Crock" be sent to the dump brick by brick.
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They are only building there because they know it will be very upsetting to the Israelis and Christians and any one interested in antiquities.
NOT the cup of a carpenter!
I should say not!
Not even an electrician or plumber could afford that!
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Nobody's commented on this yet:
"Most of the stones and earth originally were taken to an organic garbage dump in nearby Bethany... and could not be retrieved."
Anybody want a translation of 'organic garbage dump'?
Hint: your answer should include the term 'raw sewage'.
Shows the lengths they will take to destroy any Jewish Holy sites.
Just sitting here thinking of the absolute nerve to use the excuse of an UNDERGROUND MOSQUE.
An underground mosque. Right.
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